The Motorcycle Diaries - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Motorcycle Diaries"
Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
Timing: 2:6 (126 min)
The Motorcycle Diaries - TMDB rating
7.4/10
1231
The Motorcycle Diaries - Kinopoisk rating
7.772/10
18466
The Motorcycle Diaries - IMDB rating
7.7/10
109000

Actors and characters

Photo Gael García Bernal #13777Photo Gael García Bernal #13778Photo Gael García Bernal #13779Photo Gael García Bernal #13780

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal
Character Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Photo Rodrigo de la Serna #57565Photo Rodrigo de la Serna #57566Photo Rodrigo de la Serna #57567Photo Rodrigo de la Serna #57568

Rodrigo de la Serna

Rodrigo de la Serna
Character Alberto Granado
Photo Mercedes Morán #121760Photo Mercedes Morán #121761

Mercedes Morán

Mercedes Morán
Character Celia de la Serna
Photo Mía Maestro #19001

Mía Maestro

Mía Maestro
Character Chichina Ferreyra
Photo Jean Pierre Noher #124490
Jean Pierre Noher
Character Ernesto Guevara Lynch
Lucas Oro
Character Roberto Guevara
Photo Marina Glezer #125055
Marina Glezer
Character Celita Guevara
Photo Sofia Bertolotto #125056Photo Sofia Bertolotto #125057
Sofia Bertolotto
Character Ana María Guevara
Franco Solazzi
Character Juan Martín Guevara
Photo Ricardo Díaz Mourelle #125058
Ricardo Díaz Mourelle
Character Uncle Jorge
Photo Gustavo Bueno #125059Photo Gustavo Bueno #125060

Gustavo Bueno

Gustavo Bueno
Character Dr. Hugo Pesce
Photo Natalia Lobo #125063
Natalia Lobo
Character La Negra (Argentina)
Photo Erto Pantoja #125064
Erto Pantoja
Character Mechanic
Photo Cristián Chaparro #125065
Cristián Chaparro
Character Luna
Cristian Arancibia
Character Tulio
Constanza B. Majluf
Character Chilean Sister
Víctor Hugo Ogaz
Character Waiter
Photo Fernando Farías #125067
Fernando Farías
Character Chief Firefighter
Photo Pablo Macaya #125068
Pablo Macaya
Character Moncho
Vilma Verdejo
Character Miner's Wife
Jaime Azócar
Character Mine Foreman

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film was based on Che Guevara's memoir *The Motorcycle Diaries*, as well as notes by his friend Alberto Granado and materials obtained from his widow, Aleida March. 80-year-old Alberto Granado himself appears in one of the film's final scenes.
  • The actor Rodrigo de la Serna, who played the role of Alberto Granado, is a distant relative of Che Guevara.
  • When Ernesto and Alberto are in Temuco, Chile, and reading the local daily newspaper “El Diario Austral,” Alberto complains that his surname was misspelled. This newspaper is still published today and is the largest in Araucanía (an administrative region in Chile). During filming in Temuco, the newspaper published a report from the set and again, this time deliberately, made a mistake in Alberto’s surname.
  • In reality, Ernesto and Alberto had a motorcycle made by the British company Norton Motors Ltd. with a 500 cubic centimeter engine. Restored Norton motorcycles were used in the filming, and modified Suzuki motorcycles (nicknamed “Nortzuki”) were used in the crash scenes. According to the director, the old Nortons worked like clockwork, while the modern Suzukis constantly broke down.
  • Two scenes that were not in the script were included in the film, meaning they were improvised. There was no scene in the script of Ernesto and Alberto riding in the snow, nor was there a scene in Cusco.
  • The basis for the film was Che Guevara's memoir "The Motorcycle Diaries", as well as notes from his friend Alberto Granado and materials obtained from his widow, Aleida March. The 80-year-old Alberto Granado himself appears in one of the final scenes of the film.
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